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meto·nym (met′ə nim)

noun

a word or phrase used in metonymy, as a substitute for another

Etymology: back-form. < metonymy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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